kendaraan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed kendara +‎ -an, from Malay kenderaan, kendaraan, from Classical Malay کندراٴن (kandaraan), کندراٴن (kendaraan), کندراٴن (kenderaan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈda.raʔan/
• Hyphenation: kên‧da‧ra‧an
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

kendaraan

1. vehicle

   Kita harus memakai kendaraan untuk menempuh jarak sejauh itu.

   We have to use a vehicle to cover such distance.

Alternative forms

• kenderaan (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

• berkendara
• berkendaraan
• mengendarai (“to drive”)
• pengendara (“driver”)

 

Related terms

• edar
• kendara

 

Further reading

• “kendaraan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.